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Multilayered defense in HLA-B51-associated HIV viral control.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jul 2011
Zhang YongHong, Peng YanChun, Yan HuiPing, Xu Keyi, Saito Masumichi, Wu Hao, Chen XinYue, Ranasinghe Srinika, Kuse Nozomi, Powell Tim, Zhao Yan, Li WeiHua, Zhang Xin, Feng Xia, Li Ning, Leligdowicz Aleksandra, Xu XiaoNing, John Mina, Takiguchi Masafumi, McMichael Andrew, Rowland-Jones Sarah, Dong Tao
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism in the HLA region of a chromosome is the major source of host genetic variability in HIV-1 outcome, but there is limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effect of protective class I alleles such as HLA-B57, -B27, and -B51. Taking advantage of a unique cohort infected with clade B' HIV-1 through contaminated blood, in which many variables such as the length of infection, the...
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